The Williams County
Alliance is dedicated to preserving the quality and rural character
of life in Williams County and promoting a sustainable future
through education and citizen action.
The Alliance encourages
citizens to interact with local, state, and Federal governments to
create policy that will improve the quality of life in Williams
County.
Membership News
LOCAL GROUPS PARTICIPATE IN NATIONAL PROJECT
Members from the Bryan
Co-op and the Williams County Alliance gathered at the Bryan
Community Center on June 14 to take part in a Community
Conversation, a component of the National Conversation on Public
Health and Chemical Exposure.
The National
Conversation, supported by the Center for Disease Control and
Prevention and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry,
is a two year project to create a national action agenda for
strengthening the United States’ approach to protecting the public
from harmful chemical exposure. The Community Conversation provided
an opportunity to gain input and ideas from the public.
More than 50 conversations, with over 800 participants, were planned
across the nation.
The feedback from the
community meetings will be synthesized with other conversations
being held throughout the country into a report. The report will be
shared with the National Conversation work groups and the Leadership
Council and will help inform their work as they begin developing the
action agenda. The Leadership
Council, a group of key environmental and public health leaders,
will prioritize recommendations and consider key issues or ideas
important to members of the public who were engaged in the project.
The action agenda—clear, achievable recommendations—will help
government agencies and other organizations strengthen their efforts
to protect the public from harmful chemical exposures.
The Williams County
Alliance, in partnership with the Bryan Co-op and Ohioans for
Health, Environment and Justice, was awarded a grant to help assist
in hosting a Community Conversation. The Bryan Co-op and the
Williams County Alliance are local grassroots organizations.
A follow-up discussion
on reform of the Toxic Substances Control Act will be held at the
Williams County Alliance meeting on Monday, July 26, at 5 pm, at the
Williams County Public Library Annex. The meeting is open to the
public.
Our Next Meeting:
Monday, September 27 at 5 pm
Williams County Public Library Annex
Bryan, Ohio
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